"wear the britches" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 掌权（家庭或关系中）- 主导地位

Definition

指家庭或关系中掌控大权、做主要决策的人。通常指做出重要决定的那个人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式、有时带幽默或老派色彩的说法，主要用于夫妻或情侣，指谁“说了算”。现代也常用“wear the pants”。不要按字面理解，这里说的是权威而不是服装。

Examples

In our house, mom definitely wears the britches.

在我们家，妈妈绝对是**掌权**的。

People say Alice wears the britches in her marriage.

人们都说，Alice在婚姻里**主导地位**。

Do you think it's important to wear the britches in a relationship?

你觉得在一段关系中**掌权**重要吗？

Between the two of them, it's obvious who really wears the britches.

两个人之间，很明显谁才是真正**主导地位**的人。

He likes to think he wears the britches, but everyone knows it's Linda.

他喜欢以为自己**掌权**，但大家都知道是琳达。

Whenever there's a big decision to make, you can tell who wears the britches around here.

每当有重要决定时，就能看出来这里谁**说了算**。